Every week…no, no, make that every DAY we get interesting items in for repair. They are causing trouble for the various industrial plants, offices, or wherever they came out of. This week’s Troublemaker: a Varian circuit board 03-930210-01. The defective board (pictured) comes out of a Varian Saturn 2000 MS […]
The EPAs NESHAP Rule 6X went into effect in July 2011. Did you miss the announcement of this rule? If so, according to The Fabricator.com reports you are not alone.
Plant Engineering has just released the results of their 2012 Salary Survey Analysis which very nicely covers much more than just salary data. The overall impression from this survey is that American manufacturers are really raring to go and are ready to be done with all things recessionary.
MFG.com has reported the latest MFGWatch survey results for the 4th quarter and they are both interesting and heartening in some areas. The survey represents a cross section of industries including consumer products, machinery tools & equipment, textiles, aerospace, automotive, medical, and defense.
Just yesterday I was listening to a sports interviewer (who shall go unnamed) baiting Terrell Suggs of the Baltimore Ravens by suggesting the team was great but “stuck” with QB Joe Flacco. It made me think for a few minutes about why Joe Flacco does not seem to get the […]
Zirconium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum! A magical spell? No, just a list of exotic alloys used in the steel industry that are only a smidgen away from being “unobtainium”. They are still fun to say even after having spent almost 20 years in the wonderful world of welding. Speaking of unobtainium, […]
Hurricane Irene has been no friend to the East Coast …and certainly no friend to your industrial electronics. Some good news…our facilities are up and running at ACS. Even though some of our staff’s homes still do not have power, everyone is pulling to keep ACS busy solving your repair […]
